Archive for the ‘Earthy Possessions’ Category

across golden plains to pick a silver apple

Posted on February 21st, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

This morning El Dorado and I kicked into gear bright and early. (I kissed sleep goodbye at 3:30 A.M., and he was only a couple of hours behind me.) We leaped into our gleaming (though somewhat dusty) yellow stagecoach, strapped the papoose in, and galloped westward across the misty Kansas prarie! Kansas boasts a good bit of history. […]



our new baby

Posted on February 11th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Lovely, isn’t she? The newest member of the family. We didn’t really plan on a new addition, but we got a rocking deal on this sweet little ’09 Mini Cooper S convertible. Besides, we did need to start thinking about a family car, now that Zia’s getting bigger. LOL.  The color is Interchange Yellow; a lemony-lime chartreusey shade. The […]



sew very sweet

Posted on November 25th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on sew very sweet

  Just about 3 weeks ago, I received a present from a very nice guy. I’ve now had some time to try it out, and I have to say, it’s sew very sweet. It’s a brand new computerized sewing machine, the Brother XR9000. Up until now, I’ve been working on the machine I got 20 or […]

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wonderful windows

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on wonderful windows

One sweeeeeeeet new kitchen window!       Inside view! Looking out through the glass of these windows, the world actually looks sharper than life, if that’s possible! Casing. What a dif! No mold, rust, dirt or chipped paint here, baby! Self-healing fabric mesh screen, too. Our bedroom. I really like the way the glass […]

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window wizards

Posted on October 7th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on window wizards

Well, the window guys finally arrived. Pulling in a bit late, dressed in old hats, T-shirts and jeans, they hopped out of an unmarked truck pulling a trailer loaded with a jumble of tools and windows. David and I gulped and glanced at each other as they tramped in, pushed and pried at the windows, and muttered about […]

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